A cable failure in a Portugal streetcar killed 16 people and injured 21 in one of Lisbon’s worst recent tragedies. The century-old funicular’s connecting cable snapped at the attachment point, causing ...

The Lisbon funicular crash which killed three Britons and 13 others was likely caused by an issue with a cable connecting the streetcar’s two cabins, Portuguese authorities said. A further 21 people ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The first investigative report on the deadly derailment of a popular Portugal streetcar said Saturday that a cable connecting the two cabins essentially snapped. Wednesday’s ...

Flowers are photographed at the site where a tourist streetcar derailed and crashed in Lisbon, Portugal (Armando Franca/AP) The Lisbon funicular crash which killed three Britons and 13 others was ...

An elderly woman places a bouquet of flowers at a tribute to those that perished in the Gloria funicular, a tourist streetcar that derailed and crashed, in Lisbon, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando ...